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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masakatsu Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredible Squid Of The Great Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of The Great Deep has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masakatsu Funaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Incredible Squid Of The Great Deep!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Of The Great Deep. That snapped Funaki's head back.
Funaki looking to score a takedown here. Of The Great Deep is defending well but Funaki drives through and ends up in Of The Great Deep's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Funaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Of The Great Deep is adopting a defensive guard.
Of The Great Deep wants to stand and escape but Funaki is having none of it.
Funaki is looking to stand up but Of The Great Deep won't let him.
Funaki trying to control but Of The Great Deep is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funaki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Masakatsu Funaki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Of The Great Deep tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funaki avoids the head kick by Of The Great Deep.
Of The Great Deep looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki tries to clinch but Of The Great Deep is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funaki. Of The Great Deep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Of The Great Deep counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Of The Great Deep.
Funaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Of The Great Deep on the ground.
Funaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Funaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Of The Great Deep!
Funaki is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nice takedown defense from Of The Great Deep. No joy for Funaki on that attempt.
Of The Great Deep changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Funaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of The Great Deep working away.
Funaki is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Of The Great Deep prevents Funaki from escaping the position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Funaki is trying to get back to half guard.
Funaki gets back to half guard.
Funaki tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of The Great Deep is trying to control. Funaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funaki tries to get to full guard but Of The Great Deep has control of the leg.
Funaki is trying to maintain the position but Of The Great Deep is very close to passing his half guard.
Funaki missing with punches from the bottom.
Funaki is controlling Of The Great Deep's trapped leg to prevent Of The Great Deep from advancing to side control.
Funaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funaki is trying to stand back up but Of The Great Deep is controlling him
Funaki holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Of The Great Deep, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of The Great Deep tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Of The Great Deep as Funaki shoots in.
Funaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Of The Great Deep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Funaki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Funaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Of The Great Deep circles away.
Of The Great Deep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Funaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Of The Great Deep tries to sprawl out of it but Funaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Of The Great Deep manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Of The Great Deep looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Funaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Of The Great Deep's half guard.
Of The Great Deep actively working from the bottom here.
Funaki is trying to control. Of The Great Deep wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Of The Great Deep is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Of The Great Deep is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Funaki not doing much here.
Funaki wants to pass to mount but Of The Great Deep is defending the position.
Funaki is keen to just control but Of The Great Deep is a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Masakatsu Funaki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Of The Great Deep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakatsu Funaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funaki gets a takedown into half guard.
Funaki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Funaki stands up and beckons Of The Great Deep to join him on the feet.
Funaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Of The Great Deep shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Funaki defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki looking to score a takedown here. Of The Great Deep is defending well but Funaki drives through and ends up in Of The Great Deep's guard.
Funaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of The Great Deep swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of The Great Deep has his foot on Funaki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Funaki works his way back into a safe position though.
Of The Great Deep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funaki is one step ahead there.
Funaki passes Of The Great Deep's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Masakatsu Funaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Funaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Funaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Of The Great Deep is just riding it out for now. Funaki eventually gives up the hold.
Funaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masakatsu Funaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Funaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Funaki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Of The Great Deep is pushing Funaki's head away, looking to escape. Funaki manages to hold on to the position though.
Sloppy strikes there by Funaki.
Funaki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Of The Great Deep to his feet.
Funaki shoots for a takedown but Of The Great Deep saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Of The Great Deep circles away from the clinch attempt.
Funaki has a takedown stuffed.
Funaki throws a sloppy head kick and Of The Great Deep moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Of The Great Deep.
A head kick misses from Funaki.
Funaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Of The Great Deep is trying to control Funaki's posture but Funaki avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Of The Great Deep is not content to let Funaki control the position.
Funaki tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of The Great Deep is not content to let Funaki control the position.
Funaki wants to stand but Of The Great Deep is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funaki working away.
Of The Great Deep is trying to improve his position.
Funaki throws an elbow but Of The Great Deep slips to the side and avoids it well.
Funaki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Funaki decides to stand back up.
Some wild striking there from Funaki.
Funaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Of The Great Deep defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masakatsu Funaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Of The Great Deep sprawls well. Of The Great Deep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funaki gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of The Great Deep shoots in but no luck this time.
Funaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Of The Great Deep circles away.
Funaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funaki dives in and grabs Of The Great Deep's left leg, looking for a takedown. Of The Great Deep pushes down on Funaki's head and hops out.
Funaki looks for the body kick but Of The Great Deep saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Of The Great Deep circles away.
Incredible Squid Of The Great Deep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masakatsu Funaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Funaki takes a swing at Of The Great Deep's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masakatsu Funaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funaki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masakatsu Funaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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